The Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon for this year 2010 begins today, 23th October 2010 kicking off in less than 7 hours from now for both Women Open and Men Veteran category. The Men Open will begin the next day on the 24th October 2010 at 7 am. Mount Kinabalu Climbathon is considered as the toughest mountain race in the world where competitors clocked on average of 3 hours on a 21 km race up and down the mountain.
It sounds unbelievable when compared to normal hikers who usually take about 3 to 5 hours only to reach from Timpohan Gate to Laban Rata rest point. That is yet another 2 hours or so from Laban Rata to Low's Peak. If you still can't believe that people actually do run in 3 hours in this climbathon, you really have to check out the video below and see these men run and bounce up the mountain in a breeze. And man, there really have super strong knees to hop down the mountain that quickly.
Video of Mius bin Balinting from Malaysia hopping down the mountain. He finishes third in the Mount Kinabalu Climbathon 2009.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdAajlwWN8M&feature=related
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